Mesquite is an English word with synonyms like shrub or bush. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mesquite in a sentence
Mesquite meaning
- Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
- The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
- Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
Using Mesquite
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour. | The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood. | Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
- Useful related words include: mesquit, shrub, bush.
- In the example corpus, mesquite often appears in combinations such as: the mesquite, in mesquite, of mesquite.
Context around Mesquite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mesquite
- In this selection, "mesquite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, five, annual, garff, texas, firefighter and city stand out and add context to how "mesquite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13th annual mesquite western roundup and and the mesquite gig was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mesquite" sits close to words such as airwaves, ames and antidote, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mesquite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Kirkpatrick did not fare as well in Mesquite. (9 words)
Benedict acknowledged Ed Fizer, one of the Mesquite Veterans Center founders who recently passed. (14 words)
Five Mesquite mayoral candidates debated in an event hosted by the Mesquite Patriots this week. (15 words)
Growing up he liked to drive the tractor and plow fields on the Hughes Dairy Farm in Mesquite and enjoyed driving the milk tanker truck from Mesquite and Moapa to Las Vegas after attending Dixie Junior College in St. George. (40 words)
A crowd assembled in front of the newly-constructed building at the corner of Mesquite Blvd. and Sandhill Blvd on Saturday afternoon for a grand opening event of the Nevada Bank & Trust building. (33 words)
A crew of volunteers from Ken Garff Mesquite Ford showed up early that morning to help sort, box and deliver food and goods to Moapa Valley residents. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Members of the Mesquite Firefighter Academy graduating class gather for a photo following the graduation ceremony last week at Mesquite City Hall.
Five Mesquite mayoral candidates debated in an event hosted by the Mesquite Patriots this week.
Growing up he liked to drive the tractor and plow fields on the Hughes Dairy Farm in Mesquite and enjoyed driving the milk tanker truck from Mesquite and Moapa to Las Vegas after attending Dixie Junior College in St. George.
Mesquite kids and seniors alike gathered at Mesquite’s Silver Rider bus line office on Saturday, March, 16 for an early preview of the Easter holiday.
The 13th annual Mesquite Western Roundup was presented by the Mesquite Arts Council on Feb. 8-9.
For Mesquite, it was the Mesquite Farmstead Water Association that was responsible for the distribution system.
A crew of volunteers from Ken Garff Mesquite Ford showed up early that morning to help sort, box and deliver food and goods to Moapa Valley residents.
A crowd assembled in front of the newly-constructed building at the corner of Mesquite Blvd. and Sandhill Blvd on Saturday afternoon for a grand opening event of the Nevada Bank & Trust building.
Another great activity for participants was an E-Bike Demonstration hosted by All In Cycles shop in Mesquite.
Kolson added that she will be attending some state conferences next week where she will speak up in behalf of the Mesquite chamber members.
Mesquite Fire and Rescue Administrative Captain Spencer Lewis said that this class is considered an accelerated track.
Mesquite trees are susceptible to spider mite damage, especially when the temperatures start to get hot.
Nov. 2, Mesquite, Texas: A jewelry store owner attempting to steal his merchandise, police said.
The owner of a Mesquite, Texas, Cash4Gold store says “everything was slow motion” when he had to draw his gun and exchanged gunfire with alleged robbers.
With available pellets in hickory, mesquite and oak, you can enjoy a truly flavorful cooking experience.
A public information officer with the Mesquite Police Department, Captain Tracey Sails, also declined to speak with the Review-Journal.
Benedict acknowledged Ed Fizer, one of the Mesquite Veterans Center founders who recently passed.
But Kirkpatrick did not fare as well in Mesquite.
Full disclosure: their keyboard player is my son, Jack Marty, and the Mesquite gig was a private party in my backyard.
Hillcrest senior Emma Yurich, who scored 26 points in a first-round win over North Mesquite earlier this week, had a team-high eight points.
Common combinations with mesquite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the mesquite 29×
- in mesquite 23×
- of mesquite 16×
- mesquite and 12×
- to mesquite 9×
- mesquite fire 5×
- mesquite police 5×
- and mesquite 5×
- at mesquite 4×
- mesquite blvd 4×